“Neo-Nazis may be expressing hated views, but they are still white, and law enforcement, the courts, and the state will treat them accordingly.” In an appraisal of free-speech absolutism, a brief comparison of Ferguson and Charlottesville.

“The belief that America is somehow better than its white-supremacist history is sometimes an excuse masquerading as encouragement, and it’s part of the reason why the KKK is back in business.” Former UVA student Jia Tolentino on the downplaying of racism that’s specific to Charlottesville.

“A crow was the only animal near me; it seemed quite bewildered, croaking and flying backwards and forwards near the ground in an uncertain manner.” A survey of reactions to solar eclipses from the Ancient Babylonians onward.